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Italy A

Union	Federazione Italiana Rugby
Coach(es)	Alessandro Troncon
Top scorer	Luciano Orquera (119 Nations Cup Only)
Most tries	Michele Sepe (4 Nations Cup Only)
Team kit Change kit
First international
Belgium  3-34  Italy B (7 May 1964)
Largest win
Italy XV  102-3  Denmark (1° November 1997)
Largest defeat
Italy A  17-45  England Saxons (29 January 2011)

The Italy A national rugby union team (Italian: Nazionale A di rugby a 15 dell'Italia, also known as Italia Emergenti which means Italy Emerging Players, Italia XV or Italia Under 23) are the second national rugby union team in Italy after the national side.

They competed in the Six Nations "A" from 2000 to 2003, in the IRB Nations Cup from 2006 until 2013, except in 2011 when they played the Churchill Cup. They have also participated in the IRB Tbilisi Cup in 2014.

From 2016 to 2018 it played in the World Rugby Nations Cup.

Tournament record

Year	Tournament	Host	Rank
2000	Six Nations "A"	-	6th
2001	Six Nations "A"	-	5th
2002	Six Nations "A"	-	5th
2003	Six Nations "A"	-	5th
2006	IRB Nations Cup	Portugal	2nd
2007	IRB Nations Cup	Romania	5th
2008	IRB Nations Cup	Romania	4th
2009	IRB Nations Cup	Romania	2nd
2010	IRB Nations Cup	Romania	3rd
2011	Churchill Cup	England	3rd
2012	IRB Nations Cup	Romania	3rd
2013	IRB Nations Cup	Romania	2nd
2014	IRB Tbilisi Cup	Georgia	3rd
2015	World Rugby Tbilisi Cup	Georgia	2nd
2016	World Rugby Nations Cup	Romania	4th
2017	World Rugby Nations Cup	Uruguay	6th
2018	World Rugby Nations Cup	Uruguay	3rd

Current squad

On 3 December 2024, the following players were called up for uncapped test against Emerging Scotland for 14 and 19 January 2024.

Head coach: German Fernandez

Forwards Player Position Club Nicholas Gasperini Hooker Mogliano Valerio Siciliano Hooker Brive Destiny Aminu Prop Mogliano/Benetton Marcos Gallorini Prop Benetton/Mogliano Riccardo Genovese Prop Benetton Federico Pisani Prop Mogliano Samuele Taddei Prop Zebre Parma/Colorno Fabrizio Boschetti Lock Viadana Jadin Kingi Lock Mogliano/Benetton Francesco Ruffolo Lock Colorno/Zebre Parma Davide Salvan Lock Zebre Parma/Parma Luca Andreani Back row Zebre Parma Jacopo Botturi Back row Petrarca Padova David Odiase Back row Oyonnax

Backs Player Position Club Lorenzo Casilio Scrum-half Benetton/Mogliano Gianluca Tomaselli Scrum-half Fiamme Oro Simone Brisighella Fly-half Zebre Parma/Viadana Mattia Ferrarin Fly-half Mogliano Patrick De Villers Centre Viadana Dewi Passarella Centre Mogliano/Benetton Filippo Bozzoni Wing Zebre Parma/Valorugby Emilia Federico Cuminetti Wing Lyons Piacenza Alessandro Gesi Wing Zebre Parma/Colorno Marco Scalabrin Wing Benetton/Mogliano Mirko Belloni Fullback Rovigo Delta

References

1. "Italia U23, i convocati per la sfida con i pari età della Scozia Emergenti". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.

External links

• Official site F.I.R.

• Italy national rugby union team
• Second national rugby union teams